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Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
BOB DEANS RECORD.

1t strikes us that a very unjust fight
has been made on Robert Dean. touch
ing the fact that he wasn't a Union sol
der. When the truth Is considered that
he was but a mere hoy when the war
commenced. about nine years old, and
that both Of his older brothers served
through the war. the charge to say the
least is as foolish rs it is ungracious.
Bob is q loyal fellow and royal fellow
in every sense. and a veteran in his ex-
pericnce in the conduct of the Register :
office. which latter fact is very i'm
porlant one to property ownera prop
--erty buyers and property sellers. The
assertion that he ever INDUCED in unjust
criticism Of the soldier or underated the
services or sacrifices made by those who
went forth 10 save their country, is rs
malicious As Il is untrue. Had he ever
entertained any such sentiments he would
not have have expressed them but his
Whole record. affiliations and sentiments
are just the other way, which makes the
sarge all the more grieYous.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
SEVEN THOUSAND EVERY DAY.

There are many ways of measuring
the Importance of city, but where there
is Importance the measures all run the
same way. Wichita's pointers all point
in one direction. Wichita boasts the
only metropolitan daily in the state, for
instance. Occasionally these pointers of
metropolitan tendencies and proportions
find their way into these columns. The
matter Of her street car traffic is another
to which we might allude. The number
of people Transported by street railways
makes up very reliable standard for
either relative or absolute measurement of
a city's Importance. The Wichita street
railway company from the first day of
January to the first day of November.
1897, carried two million and upwards of
people, or an average of seven thousand
two hundred and thirty-one people
per day. VIII Topeka, Leavenworth and
other Western cities that are claiming to
be as great as Wichita please give us their
respective street car transportation fig
ures: not necessarily for publication. but,
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
INTERPRE ING TIE INTERSTATE
COMMERCE LAW

The Interstate Commerce commission
rendered decision Tuesday in the case
OF David T. Allen & Co. against the
Louisville. New Albany & Chicago Rail
road company. II is accompanied by a
written opinion prepared by Commls
sioner Cooley, of which the following l.
a syllabus:
In the case the complaint Is that the
defendant violates the fourth section Of
the interstate commerce law, By charg-
ing more for q shorter than longer
distance over the same line in the same
direction.
The facts are that defendant has line
OF railroad extending from New Albany,
Ind. to Michigan CITY. Ind. passing
through Indianapolis and Frankfort
At indianapolis the road il crossed by
EAST and west lines. which give q rate On
wheat 10 New York Of . cents per lfo
poundf. At Frankfort il y crossed 0y
another road which makes a rate 20 New
York Of BIC. At South Wanaiah defend
ant : road l. crossed by the New York
Chicago and ST. Louis railroad, and st
Michigan City u intersects the Michigan
Central read. Defendant wlshe~ % par
tlcITate IN the grain carrying trade 10
New York. and the Michigan Central
viii receive from il ~ Michigan City
grain taken up q. Indianapolis and pro
rate with il the S3c rate on mileage
basis. The Ssw York. Chicago and St
LOUIS viii receive from i st SoS'th X ana
tab the grain taken up ~ Frankfort and
pro rase with il the &c rate ca mirage
basis. Defendsn. has been n the p.ac-
tice Of taking whsat AZ Indianapolis %
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
TOPEKA,S CONCEIT.
Five Of the Most Magnificent Business
Structures in the State.

The Topeka Capital, the other day,
more presumably, through spirit of
boastfulness than in a spirit Of anything
which might even pass for decency much
less truth, set up the claim that the CAPT
| tai of the state could show as many
architecturally fine and costly buildings
as Wichita. The EAGLE is always ready
| to make allowances for the expressions
and judgments of such strangers as have
been misled by designing editors or
newspapers, but never for the editors
themselves who are presumed to be in
formed.
We cannot go into the details of the
cost, character and style Of the many
great buildings completed and now in
course of construction in this city. but
rather than that well informed public
should be farther Inundated by the
| ignorance of a paper published at the
capital Of our great state we will occupy
the necessary and very valuable space,
There are, among the numerous build
ings now being erected in Wichita five
business buildings which especially for
cost and real imposing beauty
are not or cannot be equalled in any
city in the state if in the west anywhere.
One Of these is five story. three of them
of them of four story and one a three
story building. The five story building
is of brick and Minnesota red stone. and
cost exclusive of ground occupied $780,
900. The three story building is a cut
stone front with terra Gotta panelings
and cost forty thousand, nearly COM
pleted. The three four story buildings
are all cut stone fronts, solid, with cut
stone Communications, und with granite
or porphry or marble colnmns, and cost
respectively $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000
each. and they will all be completed by
January 1st, 1888. Here are FIVE bust
ness houses costing in the aggregate three
hundred and twenty thousand dollars,
which for architectural beauty and finish
cannot be excelled by any five buildings
outside of st. Louis or Chicago or Mime
apolis in the west.
These are simply edifices erected for
business purposes, and only five out OF
great many lately completed or
nearing completion. But Wichita boasts
other buildings Of other characters which
surpass anything in the respective classes
to be found in any other city in Kansas.
The Garfield universitv-one wing of
which is under roof dwarfs the state
university or any other public building
ever built by the state-if we except the
capital building itself, which belongs as
much to Wichita as it does TO Topeka, so
far as enterprise is concerned.
Take the buildings dedicated to
public amusements and Wichita is
putting up an opera house which will
overshadow anything in that line to lie
found in the west except the last one
built at Kansas City. As for other pnb-
lie buildings neither Topeka or Kansas
City can approach the Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing being erected in Wichita, nor has
either of the cities named in the line of
seminaries anything which can compare
with the Fairmount college for women
being rapidly constructed in this city.
In brief of Wichita's superiority as
city in any direction in which compar-
sons can be instituted there is not
shadow of doubt.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
RAILROAD notes

The total earnings Of the Pullman Pal
ace Car company for the year ending
july 81. as shown by the report submit
ted at the annual meeting last week were
$Gi40, ,531, ami the disbursements s. ,j3G
ss4.
The recent test Of petroleum a. fuel
for locomotives on the Pennsylvania road
appears to have Indicated that pound Of
oil equals 81 pounds Of coal. or, in
other words that l.143 pound of oil (fuur
barrels equal one ton Of coal.
All the lines Of railroad taking anshra-
cite coal to the west have given notice
that after November the rate Of freight
viii be increased ten cents on the ton.
This Is done because water navigation
VIII be closed at that time and there viii
be no other way but by ra!l for the wess
to obtain It's anthracite
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
FIAN IN ALL TOPEKA.
To the Editor OF the Eagle:

To the Editor Of the Eagle:
WICHITA. Kan, Nov. 8, 1887.
The extract from the Topeka Capital,
published in to-day's EAGLE, is funny to
say the least. a very intelligent and
observing citizen of Topeka, who has
been in the habit of exhibiting no little
prejudice against Wichita, said to the
writer recently that he had become con-
WINGED that there is more business done
on Douglas avenue alone than in all To-
peka. So many people have visited this
city and have seen our magnificent busi-
ness blocks and residences, not to men
ton our churches, schools of learning
and manufactures, that it becomes a
matter of astonishment that such paper
as the Capital should publish such stuff
and expect people to believe it. 1t must
have been meant for joke.
J. D. BOTKIN.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
CHE ERING NEWS.

Uncle Johnny Carpenter came down
from the Center yesterday bringing very
cheering news. He says that with all
the Democratic howl that the Republ-
can party all up the valley Of the Little
Arkansas are Solidly in line. and there
arc few better judges or few men who
have been longer in Sedgwick county
politics than Valley Center'S banker.
Uncle Johnny Carpenter The Demo
Gratis will open their eyes very wide next
Wednesday manning. Republicans are
Republicans as everybody knows. are
Republicans from and because of a prin-
ciple and so vote always, but ii IS fact
tina; IS hard to make the average Demo-
crat understand. which party every two
or three years imagine that 3 greater
number of Republicans are going TO vote
their ticket.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
HOW CITIES ARE BUILT.

The agelcis and processes involved and
necessary to be employed in the building
of city afford a suggestive and interest
ing study. The building of such cities
as Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis
and San Francisco are among the nota-
bic achievements of modern times. These
great centers of the west are regarded
with amazement by the European or
staid old New Englander. To the most
enthusiastic believer in the possibilities
Of western enterprise they are remarka-
BILE representatives of the genius of the
times.
But the cities named are only promi-
nent and notable examples of the princi-
pies which underle and forces that are
at work and will accomplish like results
as rapidly developing as the others at a
like period in their career. A combina-
ton of natural advantages has placed
some in advance in the matter of pop
ulation and commercialtimportance,
but throughout the great west every city
worthy its name has grown up by and
through the agency of certain well de
fined means essential to the accom-
plishment of the undertaking. The first
of these. and above all others. comes an
enterprising, public-spirited citizenship,
united and harmonious. Without this
element, it matters not how advantageous
may be the situation of any place. it will
remain in its short clothes indefinitely,
while another city will rise 10 great i'm
portance and wealth over obstacles and
hindrances that would appear to be I'M
sn'mountable. 1t requires as great a de-
gree of courage, pluck, indomitable will
and perseverance to build city as to de-
fend a nation. 1t is the men of courage,
discernment and invincible purpose who
tain water systems. gas and electric light
plants. mammoth blocks of buildings for
commercial purposes. public editices, and
commercial and Industrial enterprises.
1t Is Just the type of citizenship we have
described that has made the cities men,
toned what they are and that causes
Wichita to be today what she is, the
Wonder OF the West, the admiration Of
the continent.
But there Is an important auxiliary to
enterprise and that is hberahty: a spirit
that not only embraces open-handed ex-
,pendituTe of capital, but a far-seeing and
broad view in relation to the future. 1t
Is the rareSt occurrence that narrow
gauged man figures prominently in
the building Of a city noted for the
grandeur of its institutions. II IS the
men of the largest faith and broadest
ideas who build most grandly and sue
cessfully.
There Is still another factor that cannot
be ommitted in this summary. !. G intel
ligence and moral purpose. Wealth may
come without these. but the city that is
builded To remain for time and attains
the highest measure Of greatness com
bines all these and other kindred ele-
ments.
1t Is not necessary for Us to personate
or make closer application of these prin-
ciples 10 the status and prospects
of our city. 1t Is too obvious
that Wichita has by these
attained 10 its preSea. Importance and
VII progress to a gTe=tneSs beyond the
oonceDtian of may vao s<e aas 10 p91-
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

ton to appreciate the facts to need
further amplifying. If there be a man
who is slow tograsp their significance or
presume to suggest that we had better go
slow and build by the plumb line of the
Silurian, he has mistaken his election to
citizenship among the people of this city.
Progress is the order of the day, and the
multitudes who are coming fall in and
90 forward Let no sore or narrow
minded spirit discourage a consumma-
ton of the largest plans and possibilities
prOD0Sed.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

Let there be no scratching, no swap
ping. no trading Tuesday. The Demo
Gratis have everything to gain and moth
ing to lose and they will not hesitate to
make any sort of dicker that will gain a
vote for their ticket. The Republican
are alike worthy and vel
qualified and are equally entitled to the
support Of the.r party. There is no good
reason for making a single exception on
the ticket Vote it straight
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
No Difference,
| IleaNen worth SIN

Senator Malone of Virginia. was angry
because their was some hesitation on the
part of the committee of the Lee demon
stration as To inviting Longstreet and
himself TO attend the ceremonies. and so
did not go. To be an unwelcome guest.
he wrote, differs nothing from being an
mweicome visitor. / could not and am
sure that my old associates would not
hove me accept such an invitation.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
THE PIGS DAVIS COMING.

From The san Francisco Chronicle.
| told Won it was coming. / said the
day would come when the democracy of
Irish cabin life would be reached and the
pig would live in the parlOr OF the most
rich and be sent to school. We have not
quite got TO the pig wandering about
among bric-a- -brac, with his tail done up
in blue ribbon, and its neck adorned with
a fichu. | doubt if the pig will ever be
capable of that high education. It's
grlInt might be made more agreeable by
education; | don't know. Perhaps if it
were sent over to Italy ard put in charge
Of some of the noted teachers it might be
taught to reach the high c. l guess a
pig might 20 even higher, and it is a
curious fact about the pig that the higher
the note the longer it can sustain
it. This is precisely the reverse of the
Italian tenor. The pigs low notes are
short and rather staccatO. but about + n
alt, even uneducated as the present race
of pigs is. its effect is electrical. A pig
high note is about the same in quality as
the Chinese singers. The Chinese sing
er. if he wants to be great and popular.
must take, well. we'll say. K in alt, and
hold it. and worry it, and shake it for
five minutes. About that time the Chi
nese audience goes wild and Hi, his
till they have to pass the bucket of hot
water and the dIShclOtb around several
times in rapid succession. They always
do this in China at the theater. You are
supposed to wipe your face and put the
cloth back-to be used by the next man.
They have soma very cleanly costumes in
China, in spite of the popular prejudice
against the mongolian. Perhaps it is the
musical quality of the pig which makes
that animal so very popular amongst
the Chinese. i pig is an orchestra out
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

The Wichita papers are printing some
magnificent pictures of buildings that are
to be built in that city-some day.-TOpeka
Democrat.
The magnificent pictures printed in the
EAGLE are accurate representatives, from
photograph, of the homes that adOrn our
avenues. Come down, some day, and see
them as they are.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

The time has arrived when the selec-
ton of a city for holding the next Re
publican national convention is in order
San Francisco has signifed a purpose 10
secure either the Republican or Demo
cratic. That a stronger effort for the
latter will be made seems altogether
probable. Chicago very justly puts in its
claim, and considering every phase Of the
proposition, we believe there is no city in
the United States that can offer greater
advantages for the next Republican con
vention than that where Lincoln. Grant
and Garfield were made the successful
standard bearers of the Republican party.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

The Kansas Midland reached Bently at
noon Tuesday and pushed on north at a
two-mile-a-day gate. The depot is about
built and the town has been plated out
=. Ii. Buxton puts great confidence IN
the new town. and while he don't expect
another Wichita, he thinks that it will be
more than a trading post and postoffice.
-CoIwich Courier
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

Stripped of misleading verbiage from
whatever source the real issue. the key
note of the campaign now nearly ended,
is straight Republcanism. No Repubh-
can believes that Democrat should oc-
cupy the white house and therefore no
true Republican can or will vote for such
an one. And there is no stronger reason
for placing one Of that political faith in a
local Office than in the highest office in
the land. 1t is Republicanism VS. Demo
cracy, and it is for the voter to say which
shall prevail. We have strong faith in
the Du1cOmp
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

God bless the hand that threw the
bomb" was the sacreligious cry at the
anarchist meeting a few days ago. God
bless the rope that will end its existence, .
is the devout refrain that comes up from
the American people.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
Speaks the Truth.

AHfffa @t-Tt.-s-
The Wichita EAGLE app~ars this nom
inC as a metropolitan daily. printed On
the first web r-eTfecting machine ever ~
in the state of Kansas. The press was
built by Walter Scott & Co. % order.
and has been pronounced by Chicago
Tressrnen the finest printing machine
ever 1Uilt for anv western city. IL
caVarity icing 80 I'aIers Per minute.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
What He Saw.
Colwich Courier,

Marsh Murkock showed us his new
web-perfecting press last Sunday. II
will print "a 600 of the EAGLES eight
pages on both sides, in ane hour. ont, fold
and paste them. Ii Is the finest press
outside of New York City. The press Is
one of the most complicated pieces of
machinery extant.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
without 8 Parallel.


-Al-S = d1zz-rsE
Kansas history i without a parallel
The travail u IL birth. The tlys and
downs q its weIrd. SaywsTd and Won
derful lifs, the grAEd-ur of IL growth
and the mystery # lls development
create a voluEDe n The firzt quarter cen
tarv a IL history, every fAze of which
IS iliurnire,d With grand. hsrosc deeds,
more Inspiring ttao a. ep,c posl.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
Echo Answers Who7

klnsIey NerCuTy-
The people Of Kansas are as class.
where the moral element preponderates,
where the church and school house go
hand in hand. and where the saloon Is
suppressed: state because of this con-
dition of affairs, has increased IN popula-
ton beyond anything in the worlds
history. Who is there that would want
10 change such government, and turn
it over 10 the Democracy:
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

The Canadian journals demand the re-
call of Fish Commissioner Chamberlain.
on the plea that his inconsiderate utter
ances before he started for this country
We're an insult to both Canada and the
United States. Every day increases the
difficulty which the Birmingham states
man will have in his attempt to bring
about a settlement of the fishery ques-
ton, and emphasizes the blunder COM
mitted by the Salisbury ministry in his
appointment.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
The Vo,ce OF Wisdorc

PEABODY Graphic.
Give US Kansas girls every time, in
stead Of anything the east can offer. We
married a little Kansas -irl o1rself about
seven yeer- ago. and We know what
were shouting about BOYS. patronize
home lndustry. first. last and all the time.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
A Golden Future.


Kansas papers are very enthusiastic
over the future of sugar manufacture In
that state. One of them has figured out
that net profit of over $4,000 can he
easily obtained from eyerv tifty acres. TX
there are 10 mistakes in The computation
there seems TO be golden future in store
for Kansas farmers.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
wlndfzu 20 Idle Topexans.
Eaaszs Lzszoerzt

The windmill enterprise, which is
offered - the city for 1850. u IN
d0un;edlv the bss1 thing for that amount
of money that has yet been offered 20
the CITY. II vill employ 30 men. TIE
concern should b- secured without zuy
delay.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
The Swing of The Psndulum.

Meade Center kfpuollcaslI =. . :
The numerous lyflchings which hare
taken place in various states recently
would Indicate that the people were ne
turning TO capital punishment in undis-
cuised measure The Drift of moral
ideas for some time has been TO life im-
prisonment, but the pendulum must
swing back or judicial hansings viii be
supplanted by the mob.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
OPINION AND COMMENT.
10 Molkeying.

u .. ~NrisHal.
70 one has any more respect for the
man who trades his vote than for the
man who sells 1t. Re straight out Re
publican next Tuesday or 20 over 70 the
enemy body and breechc-
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06
THEY'LL Not Renir.

Emporia Republican
Ii is pretty definitely settled that there
will be big game of ''seven-up IN Chi
cago on the llth inst. Seven knaves IN
one pack. 1t is their beg now.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

The Wichita Eagle has put into its office
Walter Scott perfecting press, the first
one in kansas.-LearenWOrth Times.
The EAGLE must keep in the van of the
rapidly moving column, and there was
no other way to do it.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

1t nows seems to be definitely settled
that the condemned anarchists will be
hanged next Friday, the 18th.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

The valleys of the Arkansas and Wal
nut rivers are covered with promising
crop of wheat
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

The fact that the railway time from
New York 10 San Francisco has been
shortened sixteen hours Is notable IL
hstration % American progress. We
shall have trains IL four days, the nms
made by special train saale yaars aga.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

Vote the Republican ticket, the ticket
selected by the party of law and order.
Its triumph means continued prosperity
and a consequent increase in the value of
every citizens property. AS matter of
business tie success of the Republican
ticket in Sedgwick county involves in
large measure the best interests of every
citizen. Voters should bear this in mind
when they go to the polls Tuesday morn
ing, and no one should fail to go. =
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

Republicans do their whole duty only
when they turn out on election day and
vote the straight ticket. The EAGLE would
not ask any man to vote the present Re
publican ticket in this county, or any
other ticket at any time as for that, if it
contained the name of one unworthy
man upon it. or one whose election might
be of doubtful propriety in any respect.
Wichita eagle., 1887-11-06

All the political arguments are in, and
they simply amount to this: The Re
publican party favors law and order in
their platform, as do the Democrats of
Butler county. while the Democrats of
Sedgwick county, pandering to the
wishes of the disgruntled element in the
county declare in the spirit of their plat
form for notification This is well under
stood by the Republican voters, they will
stick to their ticket: law and order.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-10-10
He Cannot Decline.

A Washington dispatch of the. 7th in
slant says:
Senator Voorhees,, the tall sycamore
of the Wabash, said to-day: $50 far rs
Mr.. Cleveland is concerned, think he
will be renominated and reelected.
Against Blaine Mr.. Cleveland can carry
Indiana by 1900 majority. Against
any other Republican he will have at
least half that majority. Mr.. Blaine
will unquestionably be renominatpd an
less he declines in advance. Nothing
but his positive declination to run, in
my judgement, will prevent his renon,i-
nation. There will be no contest for
the Democratic nomination. Mr. Cleve-
land will no opposition" w.,
"What II he declines 70 be- oandi-
dnte2" $50
swell, Mr. Cleveland cannot de-
cline"